Rake



Dec. 29, 1953 B|ENER 2,663,987

RAKE

Filed Jan. 22, 1952 INVENToR. .Hrmczn Bz' ener Patented Dec. 29, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE RAKE Herman Biener, Brooklyn, N. Y. Application January 2.2, 1952, Serial No. 267,636

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a hand rake which may be used advantageously to remove leaves, cut grass, pieces of paper, pebbles and other objects littering a lawn and other places.

The principal object of the present invention is the provision of a hand rake of improved construction aiording the following advantages. It enables raking operations to be carried out conveniently and eiTectually on uneven terrain. Objects cannot become lodged between the tines or teeth of the rake. Cut grass may be readily raked without uprooting seeds and rooted blades of grass.

The nature of the invention and its distinguishing Afeatures and advantages will appear when the following specification isread in' conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a rake constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary side view of one of the teeth on a-shank, portions being y shown in section.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4--4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 Vis an enlarged fragmentary perspective View of the teeth shank spacer, some of the lugs thereof being shown disengaged.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary side view showing a modified form of tooth.

Fig. 8 is a sectional View taken on the line 8 8 of Fig. 7.

Generally stated, the rake of the present invention comprises a head I having a rod handle I I, a plurality of teeth shanks I2, and tines or teeth I 3 on the outer ends of sh'anks I2.

The head I0 is substantially rectangular and is made of sheet metal stamped, bent and formed providing a socket I4 for the handle I I and pairs of slots I with intervening depressed portions I6 of the material of the head. The handle II has one end thereof secured in the socket III in any suitable manner, andthe handle extends at an angle from one side of the head I0.

Each of the shanks I2 is made of a suitable length of narrow and :dat spring metal so that each shank is ilexible and resilient. There is one pair of slots I5 for each shank I2. The root or inner end of each shank is inserted in the slot I5, and is spot welded to the corresponding depressed portion I6. The shanks I2 are disposed in spaced parallel relation to each other and extend from the head I0 on the side thereof opposite the handle side.

A U shape spacer I l secured to the head I 0 maintains the shanks I2 in the spaced relation to each other. The spacer I'I consists of a strip of metal having lugs I8 bent into engagement with a retaining strip I9 overlying the Shanks I2. End portions of the spacer bent at right angles thereto are spot welded to the head I0.

The teeth I3 may be made of different materials, and may be secured to the Shanks I2 in different ways by various means.

As shown in Figs. 1 to 5 the teeth I3 are of molded construction and made of plastic material. The upper end of each tooth has upper and lower shank engaging portions 20 and 2t respectively. The tooth is webbed integral with the portion 2I. This portion has a dent therein which receives a barb 22 struck from the related shank I2. The upper portion 20 is'cemented to the portion 2l after the barb 22 has been engaged, thus securingy the tooth to the outer end of the shank.

As an alternate form, each of the teeth I3 may be made of a tapered wooden pin 23 secured to its shank I2 by an attachment 24 cut, bent and formed from a single piece of sheet metal which provides a socket 25 and a Webbed shank portion 26 having lugs 2'!v bent into engagement 'with the shank I2. The outer end portion 28 of the shank is bent downwardly and abuts the socket 25 to prevent the attachment from sliding 01T the shank.

The invention is not restricted to the details above described, but includes allconstructions and modications coming within the scope of the appended claim.

I claim: f

A rake having a plurality of shanks, teeth for f vthe outer ends of said shanks, there being one of said teeth for each of said shanks, and means securing each of said teeth to its shank, said means comprising an attaching shank member, said shank member being composed of a' top portion and a bottom portion, the outer end of each shank having a projection thereon engaging the bottom portion of its `shank member and thetop portion of the shank member being secured to the bottom portion, and each of the teeth being formed on the bottom portion of its respective shank member and projecting downwardly therefrom at an angle with respect thereto.

HERMAN BIENER.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,239,687 Hanamma VSept. 11, 191'7 1,471,989 Weis Oct. 23, 1923 2,603,937 Gundersen et al. July 22, 1952 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 405,210 Germany Oct. 31, 1924 

